Phonics, to some, means tedious worksheets and drills. But many teachers have found ways to enliven their instruction with songs, dances, and games.

On a chilly Tuesday back in January, my 7-year-old son’s classroom in Minneapolis was humming with reading activities. At their desks, first- and second-graders wrote on worksheets, read ...

Phonics is a great way to get kids to sight-read, but whole-language learning in sentences is an important motivating factor. It’s like reading piano sheet music.

Children complete Jolly Phonics worksheets and are encouraged to write their name. We also do physical exercises to help listening skills, such as rolling a ball to a friend and saying their name. We ...

Continental Press’ Early Phonics Readers series is focused on teaching short vowel sounds to children from pre-K to first grade. Jolly Learning publishes several decodable readers in its Jolly ...

Answer Sheet On the latest obsession with phonics. May 23, 2023. 10 min (Jahi Chikwendiu/The Washington Post) Perspective by Valerie Strauss.

As test scores lag, there’s a growing debate between proponents of the “science of reading,” which emphasizes phonics, and traditional educators who prefer to instill a love of literature.